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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2019
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Saijun Mao, Shanghai, CN;
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
According to various embodiments, a system and method for a power converter including an inverter and a first voltage multiplier is disclosed. The inverter is configured to convert a first DC voltage into a first AC voltage. The first voltage multiplier is coupled to an output of the inverter and configured to convert the first AC voltage into a second DC voltage higher than a peak value of the first AC voltage. The first voltage multiplier includes a plurality of stages, each stage including two diodes, and each diode in a first stage of the plurality of stages including at least one of a silicon carbide diode and a gallium nitride diode.